NAME
jflex - a lexical analyzer generator (also known as scanner generator)
for Java
SYNOPSIS
jflex <options> <input-files>
DESCRIPTION
JFlex is a lexical analyzer generator (also known as scanner generator)
for Java(tm), written in Java(tm). It is also a rewrite of the very
useful tool JLex. JFlex is designed to work together with the LALR
parser generator CUP, and the Java modification of Berkeley Yacc
BYacc/J. It can also be used together with other parser generators like
ANTLR or as a standalone tool.
OPTIONS
-d <directory>
write generated file to <directory>
--skel <file>
use external skeleton <file>
--switch, --table, --pack
set default code generation method
--jlex strict JLex compatibility
--nomin
skip minimization step
--nobak
don’t create backup files
--dump display transition tables
--dot write graphviz .dot files for the generated automata (alpha)
--verbose, -v
display generation progress messages (default)
--quiet, -q
display errors only
--time display generation time statistics
--version
print the version number of this copy of jflex
--info print system + JDK information
--help, -h
print this message
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Wolfgang Baer <WBaer@gmx.de>, for the
Debian project (but may be used by others).
October 2005